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For more details on Eid al-Ghadeer see Hadith of Ghadeer KhummEid al-Ghadeer observed by Shia Muslims on the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar is a celebration of the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Islamic prophet Muhammad as his successor. The festival also marks the anniversary of Muhammad’s sermon as described in Hadith of the pond of Khumm in which Muhammad states Whomsoever’s master (maula) I am Ali is also his (maula) master.
